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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2022 (S.R. 2022, NO. 109) - REG 572

Information for local community – general
(1)  The operator of a licensed major hazard facility must ensure the provision of the following information to the local community and the local authority:
(a) the name and location of the major hazard facility;
(b) the name, position and contact details of a contact person from whom information may be obtained;
(c) a general description of the major hazard facility's operations;
(d) the means by which the local community will be informed of a major incident occurring;
(e) the actions, as specified in the major hazard facility's emergency plan, that members of the local community should take if a major incident occurs;
(f) a summary of the safety case for the major hazard facility.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.
(2)  The operator must ensure that the information provided under subregulation (1) is –
(a) set out and expressed in a way that is readily accessible and understandable to persons who are not familiar with the major hazard facility and its operations; and
(b) reviewed and as necessary revised if a modification is made to the major hazard facility; and
(c) sent in writing to any community or public library serving the local community.
(3)  In complying with subregulation (1) , the operator is not required to disclose information that may expose the major hazard facility to a major incident hazard in relation to the security of the major hazard facility.
(4)  The operator of a licensed major hazard facility who receives a written request from a person who reasonably believes that the occurrence of a major incident at the major hazard facility may adversely affect his or her health or safety must give that person a copy of the information provided to the local community under this regulation.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $1 250; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $6 000.



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